PACIFIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS LTD & Anor v PRECIOUS SURGERY CENTRE PTE. LTD. & Anor
Key facts
| Court | High Court Registrar |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Lim Sai Nei |
| Charges / claim | Civil Procedure |
| Counsel | LVM Law Chambers LLC, NLC Law Asia LLC, Lim Ting Xuan Lynette, Monisha Cheong, Noel Lim Xue Jing, Rezvana Fairouse d/o Mazhardeen, Tan Jinwen, Mark |
Source: [2026] SGHCR 25, High Court Registrar, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Pacific Healthcare Holdings Ltd and another v Precious Surgery Centre Pte Ltd and another and another suit [2026] SGHCR 25 was decided by AR Lim Sai Nei in the General Division of the High Court on 16 July 2026. The plaintiffs sought to amend their statements of claim in Suit 12 (SUM 2053) and Suit 14 (SUM 2055), two of four related suits concerning agreements with the Precious group of companies. The issue was whether the amendments should be allowed under the three-stage framework in Wang Piao. SUM 2053 was dismissed because the proposed amendments were legally unsustainable, with costs of $4,000 against the Suit 12 plaintiffs. SUM 2055 was partially allowed: the third to sixth sets of amendments were permitted, and costs of $8,000 were ordered against Pacific Healthcare Holdings Ltd.
Summary
The General Division of the High Court gave grounds of decision on applications by Pacific Healthcare Holdings Ltd and related plaintiffs to amend their statements of claim in related suits against the Precious group of companies. The AR dismissed SUM 2053 in Suit 12, finding the proposed amendments legally unsustainable, and ordered costs of $4,000. In SUM 2055 in Suit 14, the third to sixth sets of amendments were allowed, the first, second and seventh were disallowed, and costs of $8,000 were ordered against the plaintiff.
What was Pacific Healthcare Holdings v Precious Surgery Centre [2026] SGHCR 25 about?
It concerned applications to amend statements of claim in related suits brought by Pacific Healthcare Holdings Ltd and its related entities against Precious group companies, decided under the Wang Piao three-stage framework for amendment of pleadings.
What did the AR decide on SUM 2053 and SUM 2055 in [2026] SGHCR 25?
SUM 2053 was dismissed with costs of $4,000. SUM 2055 was partially allowed: the third to sixth sets of amendments were allowed, the first, second and seventh were disallowed, and costs of $8,000 were ordered against the plaintiff.
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